Five Esquire-Approved Square-Toed Shoes

There is one monster so universally feared by menswear aficionados that its mere mention can cause the weaker among them to sweat through their unlined Isaia sportcoats in seconds. THE SQUARE-TOED SHOE. The bane of stylish wives and girlfriends everywhere. The footwear that embarrasses the entire office on your behalf. But, we at Esquire are in the business of blowing minds. So come closer, friend, and let us show you five square-toed shoes that will enhance your style, and show squares everywhere that you are a fully-realized man who knows exactly what the hell your doing in the footwear department. And who knows, with all this talk of negative frequency dependence floating around, adopt these, and you might just be on the cusp of a new trend.

These handmade English oxfords are the most elegant of the bunch, boasting a blunted chisel toe and coming with their own shoetrees to keep that square shape going no matter how many miles you put on 'em.